oana

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Estonian

Noun

oana

  1. essive singular of uba

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-oana (infinitive kuoana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -oa: to marry each other
  2. to intermarry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -oana
Positive present -naoana
Subjunctive -oane
Negative -oani
Imperative singular oana
Infinitives
Positive kuoana
Negative kutooana
Imperatives
Singular oana
Plural oaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huoana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lioana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuoana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naoana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaoana/naoana tunaoana
2nd person unaoana mnaoana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaoana wanaoana
other classes positive subject concord + -naoana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oani)
Singular Plural
1st person sioani hatuoani
2nd person huoani hamwoani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoani hawaoani
other classes negative subject concord + -oani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taoana
Negative future negative subject concord + -taoana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oane)
Singular Plural
1st person nioane tuoane
2nd person uoane mwoane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoane waoane
other classes positive subject concord + -oane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeoana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeoana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalioana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalioana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aoana)
Singular Plural
1st person naoana twaoana
2nd person waoana mwaoana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoana waoana
m-mi(III/IV) waoana yaoana
ji-ma(V/VI) laoana yaoana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaoana vyaoana
n(IX/X) yaoana zaoana
u(XI) waoana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaoana
pa(XVI) paoana
mu(XVIII) mwaoana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meoana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaoana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaoana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kioana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipooana
Consecutive kaoana / positive subject concord + -kaoana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -oana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -oanaye -oanao
m-mi(III/IV) -oanao -oanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -oanalo -oanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oanacho -oanavyo
n(IX/X) -oanayo -oanazo
u(XI) -oanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -oanako
pa(XVI) -oanapo
mu(XVIII) -oanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -oana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeoana -ooana
m-mi(III/IV) -ooana -yooana
ji-ma(V/VI) -looana -yooana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chooana -vyooana
n(IX/X) -yooana -zooana
u(XI) -ooana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kooana
pa(XVI) -pooana
mu(XVIII) -mooana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.